California Deer — Zone X2
California Zone X2 covers 1,037,086 acres and lies 208 miles north of Roseville. 76% of it is public land, mostly national forest (70%) and wildlife refuge (2%). In 2025, hunters took 78 deer here. The 2025 draw put up 189 tags here for 1,310 first-choice applicants.
Your chance of drawing here
Every deer license type on offer in Zone X2, with the prior-draw chance for a first-choice nonresident applicant. Type your points in to see your own number.
Chances are from the 2025 draw (the most recent) for a first-choice nonresident. "Points needed" = the cut in the last draw.
Simple view Odds at every point level-
3% Point builder
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2% Point builder
| Hunt | Your odds (0 pts) | Points needed | Tags / applicants | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A4 ↗ Archery Hunt In Zone X2 - Buck Archery | 3% Point builder | — | 10 / 40 | Aug 16 – Sep 7, 2025 |
| X2 ↗ Zone X2 General Season - Buck Rifle | 2% Point builder | — | 189 / 1,310 | Oct 4–19, 2025 |
What these columns mean
- Your odds —
- the share of applicants at your point level who drew this tag in the 2025 draw. Not a forecast: quotas and demand move every year.
- The badge —
- plain language for that number. Likely draw 75% or better · Real chance 40%+ · Long shot 15%+ · Point builder below that, so you are applying mainly to bank a point · Undersubscribed means fewer first-choice applicants than tags, so everyone who applied drew.
- Points needed —
- the lowest point total that still got a tag in the 2025 draw, and how that cut has moved since the earliest draw we hold.
- Tags / applicants —
- tags on offer and first-choice applicants for them, as the agency published them. Under five tags we print counts instead of a percentage, because one applicant either way swings it.
What it costs to apply (2025 nonresident fees)
| License | Up front | Gone if you miss | If you draw |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per application | $588.01 | $588.01 | $588.01 |
Application window: opens Apr 15, closes Jun 2, 2027 (expected). Full fee breakdown.
The country
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only — the written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Who owns the ground
- National Forest 727,756 ac · 70%
- National Wildlife Refuge 24,795 ac · 2%
- BLM 21,694 ac · 2%
- Other public 9,158 ac · 1%
- State land 1,458 ac · 0%
- National Park Service 37 ac · 0%
- County or city land 1 ac · 0%
- Private or other non-public land 252,183 ac · 24%
Source: California Protected Areas Database (CPAD) 2026a -- Holdings by Agency Classification
How the hunting has gone
What California Department of Fish and Wildlife publishes for this area after each season — harvest statistics for everyone who hunted it, not draw odds and not a forecast.
| Season | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 78 | 47% |
| 2024 | 78 | 47% |
| 2023 | 75 | 44% |
| 2022 | 69 | 42% |
| 2021 | 77 | 50% |
Boundary: Deer Hunt Zones - Title 14, Section 360 [ds342]
Harvest: 2025 California Deer Harvest Statistics
Harvest: 2024 California Deer Harvest Statistics